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    Young hen won't lay her eggs in a nest box, any suggestions?

    Hello All! I have a year old Brahma hen who just started laying, (I got her late in the season last year). She will go in the coop and hop in the nest box for awhile, but then hops out, goes into the run and lays her egg. I have 3 hens total, two Wyandottes who are besties, and even though I...
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    Bedding material question for nest boxes

    My girl Lemon lays her eggs while standing, I do not know if all hens do this or if this is just Lemon's way. I have bedding in the boxes, Timothy grass (straw like grasses) and shavings, I check and clean the coop daily. The girls get in the nest boxes and scratch around and end up pushing...
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    First Egg Countdown

    O'my Oh my oh my!!! I just finished posting in the forums because I was worried about my girl, she had been in and out of the nest box for DAYS!.... This morning she was in and of course we were all waiting, I was getting scared, thinking maybe there was a blockage or who knows? She started...
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    Another egg laying question

    Okay never mind, apparently I spoke too soon:
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    Another egg laying question

    I have 3 hens, 2 are Wyandottes that are about 6 months old. One of the hens, "Hazel has been in and out of the nest box for about 3-4 days now for different intervals of time. Sometime for 30 mins and sometimes shorter, I know she is getting ready to lay, she has been squatting for about 2...
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    This one is a Roo right??

    Thank you, Next time we move, I am so making sure I can have a roo or two! Christine
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    This one is a Roo right??

    I was out doing chores this morning and one of my "hens" attempted to crow... I don't know why I didn't notice it sooner, because the tail is obviously different. I think it's kinda like not noticing how big your own kids are getting since you see them every day. Before I break my hubby's...
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    The Run thread

    I very much wish I had taken the time to paint it before attaching the hardware cloth. I can't quite figure out how to go about painting it now attached. >.< Definitely a "Doh" on my part
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    The Run thread

    I originally started out with a 6ft x 6ft run, but given that chicken math is a overwhelming factor it has grown by 4ft increments steadily. I am really happy with the "panel" type construction, it makes it easy to move or grow in size as needed. The small run area under the coop is not open...
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    Pullets won't dust bathe

    Thanks! I will give the dirt a try, I don't have ashes right now as I already did my spring cleaning of the fireplace.
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    Pullets won't dust bathe

    Hi All, I have 2 Wyandotte girls, they are about 4 months old now, and I have 2 younger Brahma pullets (5-6 weeks old). When the Wyandottes were chicks, they would dust bathe all the time in their brooder pen, but now I never see them even attempt to. I have clayish soil that is fairly...
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    Hello from San Diego!

    Welcome fellow California chicken person =)
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    Comment by 'MiaHudy' in article 'Gallus Haus'

    Love this! All of it =)
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    Help name my girls

    Thanks for the help everyone! I have polled the participants and the decision is to go with Cupcake and Cookie. Cupcake for the buff girl and Cookie for the dark one. My husband was mollified when I told him, "think of her as a fudge striped cookie" Thanks again, many good names that I...
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    Help name my girls

    My hubby and I picked up two more girls (I hope). They need names! I have two other girls, one is a silver laced Wyandotte named Lemon, and a Black laced named Hazel. Help me name them please!!!! If I let the hubby name them they will be named "Buff" and "Stripes"
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